Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1887-09-23

-An Interesting Letter.
HARVEY VALLEY, Aug. 26, 1887.
To THE EDITOR OF THE LEADER:
I desire to extend to you my right
hand of fellowship in token of my pro-
found admiration, and of the good
will of the people of Harvey Valley
toward you for the brave, dignifed
and persistent manner in which you
have conducted the state claim to the
absolute control of the Agricultural
College. The state of Oregon GER
tainly should have exclusive control of
her own institution. This has been
my idea at all times, even while | was
in the membership of the church that
so presistently now contends for the
control of this college. This little bit
of experience will teach the state of
Oregon TO let churches alone in the
future-in school matters. Let the
churches run their own schools, and
if they are too weak for that purpose,
then they had better let schooling alone.
| believe in state schools, and also
strictly dcnominational schools, but a
kind of an hermapLrodite institution
that is neither state nor church, is
AN ABoMIMATIoN.
and a disgrace to the civilization of
our age.
1 am not at all surprised at the
action of the members of the confer
ence of the NJ. E. Church, South. |
was surprised at their action which
professedly segregated the school from
the church. l never entertained con-
fidence in the sincerity of their action,
for 1 have heard prominent minister
ask the question more than once; "Do
you suppose we are going to let the
state build college over ours to XII
oursp There is dark horse in thai
conference who is now playing as a
silent partner, who could step out OF
the conference floor and with his voice
reverse the action of that whole body
in their present course.
| I am panied at my heart to hear tn
| ugly names flung at the NJ. E. Church
South, by the different newspapers o
our state, based as they are, on th
action of few men who making fo
themselves an unenviable reputation
l hold credentials from that church
I dedicated my children 70 God at tn
hands of her ministry; my mother
sainted soul went to God from tn,
bosom of that church, and for me t.
entertain any other sentiment THAI
gratitude and profound regard for th'
church as an evangelical body of th'
Christian family would be the bases
treachery. So what say is only il
harmony with what l believe to b
consistent with the strietest principle
of re,titude. Let the citizens of oil
Benton, of Corvallis, yes, of the state
push the claims Of the state until
L
COMPLETE VICTORY
is gained in the states behalf, the
from that time on and forever let ther
be no more appropriations of stat
funds to aid church school, be the
Methodist, Catholic or Universalist
The above paragraph we hearth
endorse, and is to our mind the trut
exactly. We have the highest regar
for the Southern Methodist Churcl
EDITOR REVIEW.
We are longing ond looking for Il
o. P. railroad. This country is ia
idly settling up. If the abomniab
and thieving wagon road company an
swamp angels had kept their hands {
this country it would have been far
advance Of its present status. Th
present administration, state and n
tional, seem to be honestly endeavc
ing to extricate this country from
3 complication. You may not fan
!, the thought, but it is a fact-alme
= every man connected with the swan
steals are democrats, but they ''got
s their work" through republican adm
!. istrations, especially with the form
!. Registers and Land Commissions
. and Secretaries of the Interior. Y
have no politics out here now, only
will stand by the men and the pal
& that will crush out the frauds of la
: monopolists. While you of Corva
~ have your church scamps to handle,
have another set of fellows who are
quite so conscientious-th land gr
bers.
Let me in conclusion give
THREE CHEERS FOR THE BENTON LEAD
the new building of the State Agric
tural College, and for the Consti
tional Amendment prohibiting the s
of intoxicating liquors; also for the
feat of the other two amendments
be voted on the 9Th day of Novem